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From the album The Sessions from Motor Ave.
   G#m466444
     Ex79997
     B799877
  B/A#6998xx
[Intro]
G#m E B B/A#
B E B G#m E B
[Verse 1]
G#mBilly's been dEriving all night, he's got a drBeam
Wants to liB/A#ve up on the big screen
G#mJust like JiEmmy Dean, he's got his jackBet on, and his B/A#hair combed just right
G#mThere's a hunEdred just like him in Baudition lB/A#ines tonight
[Chorus]
BI wish the walls would come down
I wish the waElls would come downB/A#  
I wish the wBalls would come G#mdown on what's lEeft of this B/A#faketown
[Verse 2]
[Chorus]
BI wish the walls would come down
I wish the waElls would come downB/A#  
I wish the wBalls would come G#mdown on what's lEeft of this B/A#faketown
[Bridge]
G#mWell, you can fix your face, you can Bfix your hair
You can Efix you body, with this B/A#needle here
G#mThey want to walk around like a Bpack of wolves
EAnd they tell you you ain't gB/A#ood enough
[Chorus/Outro]
G#mI wish the walls would come downE  B  B/A#  

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Faketown

by Joe Purdy

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

B/A#

From the album The Sessions from Motor Ave.

G#m

466444

x79997

799877

B/A#

6998xx

[Intro]

G#m E B B/A#

B E B G#m E B

[Verse 1]

G#m E B

Billy's been driving all night, he's got a dream

B/A#

Wants to live up on the big screen

G#m E B B/A#

Just like Jimmy Dean, he's got his jacket on, and his hair combed just right

G#m E B B/A#

There's a hundred just like him in audition lines tonight

[Chorus]

I wish the walls would come down

E B/A#

I wish the walls would come down

B G#m E B/A#

I wish the walls would come down on what's left of this faketown

[Verse 2]

[Chorus]

I wish the walls would come down

E B/A#

I wish the walls would come down

B G#m E B/A#

I wish the walls would come down on what's left of this faketown

[Bridge]

G#m B

Well, you can fix your face, you can fix your hair

E B/A#

You can fix you body, with this needle here

G#m B

They want to walk around like a pack of wolves

E B/A#

And they tell you you ain't good enough

[Chorus/Outro]

G#m E B B/A#

I wish the walls would come down

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